{"product_id":"gaza-weddings-paperback","title":"Gaza Weddings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIbrahim Nasrallah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNancy Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eTime of White Horses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lanterns of the King of Galilee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwin sisters Randa and Lamis live in the besieged Gaza Strip. Inseparable to the point that even their mother cannot tell them apart, they grow up surrounded by the random carnage that characterizes life under occupation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanda, who wants to be a journalist, writes to record the devastation around her, taking pictures of martyred children. Meanwhile, their beloved neighbor Amna quietly converses with all those she has lost, as she plans the wedding of Lamis and her son Saleh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith their menfolk almost entirely absent, it is the women who take center stage in this poignant novel of resilience, determination, and living against the odds.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIbrahim Nasrallah\u003c\/strong\u003e was born to Palestinian parents in Jordan in 1954, and grew up in a refugee camp there. He has won the Jerusalem Award for Culture and Creativity, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, the Palestine Prize, and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. He has published 16 poetry collections, 26 novels, an autobiography, and 2 books on film criticism, and more than 50 translations of his books have been published across the world, including in English, Italian, Danish, Turkish, Spanish, Persian, and other languages. His novels include \u003cem\u003eTime of White Horses\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLanterns of the King of Galilee\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGaza Weddings\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNancy Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning translator of a number of Arabic novels including Salwa Bakr's \u003cem\u003eThe Man from Bashmour\u003c\/em\u003e, for which she received a commendation in the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Translation, and Ibrahim Nasrallah's \u003cem\u003eGaza Weddings\u003c\/em\u003e, for which she was awarded the 2018 Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding. Her most recent translation is Ibrahim al-Koni's \u003cem\u003eThe Night Will Have Its Say. \u003c\/em\u003eShe lives in Wheaton, Illinois.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335544246509,"sku":"9789774168444","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/ZIlyNn2ihf9789774168444.webp?v=1785042706","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/gaza-weddings-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}